Rajendra Nagar Terminal, (Station code: RJPB), is a railway station serving the capital city of

Patna Patna ( ), historically known as Pataliputra, is the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Patna had a population of 2.35 million, making it the 19th largest city in India. ...

in the Indian state of

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...

. It is located in Rajendra Nagar in Patna and is in the

Danapur railway division Danapur railway division is one of the five divisions of East Central Railway (ECR), a zone of the Indian Railways located at Danapur in Patna district of Bihar state in eastern India. The other railway divisions are Sonpur, Samastipur, Mughals ...

of the

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zone of the

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. The city is a major railway hub and has five major stations: Rajendranagar Terminal, , , and . Some famous trains departs from here Rajendranagar–Banka Intercity Superfast Express, Patna Tejas, Sampoorna Kranti Express, etc.

History

It was developed as an alternative railway station as part of measures to decongest Patna Junction railway station. Many trains such as New Delhi–Rajendra Nagar

Rajendra Nagar Patna Rajdhani Express The 12309 / 12310 Rajendra Nagar-New Delhi Tejas Rajdhani Express is a Semi-High Speed Fully AC Train that connects Patna with and Delhi. It is fastest train on the Patna–Delhi section and fifth fastest Rajdhani of Indian railways. It is the ...

Indore–Patna Express The Indore–Patna Express is an Express Train of the Indian Railways, which runs between Indore Junction railway station of Indore, the largest city and commercial hub of Central Indian state Madhya Pradesh and Patna Junction, railway station ...

, Indore–Rajendra Nagar via Faizabad Express,

Sampoorna Kranti Express The 12393 / 12394 ''Sampoorna Kranti Express'' is an Indian Railways Superfast Express trains in India, Superfast passenger train service, which runs between Rajendra Nagar Terminal, Rajendra Nagar, Patna and . The service began running on 16 F ...

South Bihar Express The 13287 / 13288 South Bihar Express is an Express train belonging to East Central Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 13287/13288 train numbers on a daily basis. Service The 13287 South Bihar ...

, etc. originate from here. It was inaugurated on 31 March 2003 as a full-fledged station. Built at a cost of , this terminus developed as an alternative to Patna Junction, has all modern facilities for the passengers. Its main entrance is opposite the College of Commerce, Patna.

Lalu Prasad Yadav Lalu Prasad Yadav (born 11 June 1948) is an Indian politician and president of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). He is a former List of Chief Ministers of Bihar, Chief Minister of Bihar (1990-1997), a former Ministry of Railways (India), Railway ...

, then Union Railway Minister, also flagged off the first

stainless steel Stainless steel is an alloy of iron that is resistant to rusting and corrosion. It contains at least 11% chromium and may contain elements such as carbon, other nonmetals and metals to obtain other desired properties. Stainless steel's corros ...

fully covered wagons (BCNHL) train from Rajendra Nagar Terminal. He also unveiled a statue of Dr

Rajendra Prasad Rajendra Prasad (3 December 1884 – 28 February 1963) was an Indian politician, lawyer, Indian independence activist, journalist & scholar who served as the first president of Republic of India from 1950 to 1962. He joined the Indian Nationa ...

at Rajendra Nagar Terminal after whom this station has been named.

References

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{{Railway stations in Bihar Railway stations in Patna Danapur railway division Railway stations opened in 2003 Memorials to Rajendra Prasad 2003 establishments in Bihar